Thane, Six people have been booked for allegedly posting objectionable material on social media against a lawyer in Panvel, Navi Mumbai. A police officer gave this information on Friday.
They have been booked under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955, Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 504 (intentional insult) of the Indian Penal Code. A case was registered. inciting a breach of the peace), 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or printing material considered defamatory), 505(1)(b) (statements likely to promote public mischief), and 505(1)(c) ) (Statements which are defamatory or promote enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes).
The posts were made in connection with the lawyer's comments on the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Panvel Town police station official said, adding that no one has been arrested yet in the case.
They have been booked under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955, Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 504 (intentional insult) of the Indian Penal Code. A case was registered. inciting a breach of the peace), 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or printing material considered defamatory), 505(1)(b) (statements likely to promote public mischief), and 505(1)(c) ) (Statements which are defamatory or promote enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes).
The posts were made in connection with the lawyer's comments on the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Panvel Town police station official said, adding that no one has been arrested yet in the case.
